Improvement im advertising-lanterns



S. KUH.

Improvement in Advertising Lanterns.

Patented Nov. 19, 1872.

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SOL KUH, OF JEFFERSON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN AfiVERTISlNG-LANTERNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 83,158, dated November 19, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOL KUH, of J elfersen, county of Green and State of Iowa, have in vented a new and Improved Advertising-Lantern for use in cities; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,'such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification.

In the drawing, Figure l is a View of the lantern, in which A are glass sides bearing colored letters or advertisements. B is a place for a. lamp. 0 is a padded head-rest. D is a leather apron coming down around the head, which holds the lantern steady.

My invention consists in a lantern, upon the inside of which, at proper intervals, are rows of varicolored glass, upon which letters or words are printed. The remaining portions of the sides are then rendered opaque by means of paper or paint, made to adhere to the surface of same, so that when a light is placed within the lantern only the varicolored letters forming a proper advertisement are seen.

It is often desirable to parade an advertisement through the streets at nights, a practice often seen in our large cities. I have, therefore, attached below the lantern-body a pad ded head-rest, O, which, beinginclosed between the projecting sides of the lamp to a, is attached to the latter. In order to render the structure steady when carried by a person, I propose to make a supporting cape or apron, D, to project downward on both sides and behind, and tying or buttoning beneath the chin in front. This should be of stiff material, as leather, for instance, and in order to protect the face, neck, and ears in cold weather, may be made close and comfortable to Wear. A wire-guard is placed at such a height in the lantern as to inelose and secure the lamp-chin].- ncy and prevent its fracture. This is shown in the drawing at E.

I know that lanterns have been used for displaying colored letters or advertisements, but a transparent space is generally left immediately around the letter. I propose to render everything utterly opaque except the letters themselves.

hat I claim as new, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The lantern herein described, in combination with the head-rest O and apron D, for displaying coloredletter advertisements from the head of the wearer.

Witnesses:

JOHN LANIGAN, J AS. MAY.

SOL KUH. 

